Lai Ching-te, the political brawler who went from a Taiwan mining village to the presidency
Friends and analysts say Lai’s tough upbringing in a working-class family has prepared him well for his next opponent: ChinaThe house itself is a modest, two-storey dwelling on a larger parcel of picturesque land. Mist floats down from the jungled hills behind, settling in the narrow lane that winds towards the rundown remnants of a mine.The only people there on the day the Guardian visits are curious tourists. They are there for one thing: to see the family home of Lai Ching-te, Taiwan&rs